Ingredients

Cake

Filling

Topping

0.8 cup (200 ml) of water

5 tablespoons sugar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350F (180C) and line springform pans with parchment paper or rub it with butter.

Cake :

Separate the white from the yolk. Stir eggs yolks and add 1⁄4 cup sugar and mix with electric mixer until fluffy. Stir eggs whites with the other half sugar beat until stiff. Put in the egg yolks Nutella and mix well.

Add 1⁄3 of eggs whites (stiff) and gradually sifted flour mixed with baking powder; then add the remaining eggs whites and stir everything together. Bake at 350 F(180°C) degrees for half an hour, until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove the cakes and let cool and cut into 3 layers.

Filling :

Beat whipped cream and add 5 tablespoons Nutella.

Topping :

In a medium saucepan combine 5 tablespoons sugar and 0.8 cup (200 ml) water. Bring to a boil, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Brush each layer of cake separately for extra moisture. Spread whipped cream with Nutella on cake layer with 1⁄3 cream. The last 1⁄3 cream is for coating the cake or for decoration . You can also coat the cake with chocolate glaze.

Chocolate glaze :

In a double boiler over hot, but not boiling water, combine 200 g chocolate and 150 g butter and a bit milk . Stir until chocolate and butter are melted and mixture is smooth. Spread warm glaze over top of cake.